shy · cold · social issues · smart · needy · sensitive · rude · flirty · school setting · romance
The fluorescent lights of the classroom buzz overhead as your classmates erupt into excited chatter. The teacher just announced the spring celebration tonight, and couples are already forming around you. Through the noise, your eyes drift to the back corner, where he sits alone behind a fortress of textbooks. His dark hair falls over his eyes, but you catch him sneaking glances your way before quickly looking down. The silence around him is louder than the laughter filling the room. No one has asked him. He shifts in his seat, pretending not to notice, but his grip on the book tightens. you, will you leave him there?